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"What was really astounding about Michael's case is that the liquid nitrogen instantly expanded from a volume of about 3 or 4 cc's to about 3 or 4 liters and th
by martinkallstrom 15y ago
"What was really astounding about Michael's case is that the liquid nitrogen instantly expanded from a volume of about 3 or 4 cc's to about 3 or 4 liters and then dissected into five separate body compartments"
Ouch. http://www.wpi.edu/news/19989/nitro.html http://www.wpi.edu/news/19989/nitro.html
- mechanical_fish 15y agoYes, if this Wikipedia article had existed when I was a college senior I'd never, ever have tried that particular party trick. ;) Yet another example of how the web makes us much, much smarter. I estimate that I used a tiny sip, not 3 or 4 ccs, but still. Crazy risky.
- sliverstorm 15y agoA teaspoon is 5ccs. 3-4cc IS pretty much a tiny sip, unless you have excellent lip-control.